Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.1.49-52
Visarga· Brahmā's creationMūrti Gives Birth to the Supreme Lord
“One of the remaining two daughters was given in charity to the Pitṛloka, where she resides very amicably, and the other was given to Lord Śiva, who is the deliverer of sinful persons from material entanglement. The names of the thirteen daughters of Dakṣa who were given to Dharma are Śraddhā, Maitrī, Dayā, Śānti, Tuṣṭi, Puṣṭi, Kriyā, Unnati, Buddhi, Medhā, Titikṣā, Hrī and Mūrti. These thirteen daughters produced the following sons: Śraddhā gave birth to Śubha, Maitrī produced Prasāda, Dayā gave birth to Abhaya, Śānti gave birth to Sukha, Tuṣṭi gave birth to Muda, Puṣṭi gave birth to Smaya, Kriyā gave birth to Yoga, Unnati gave birth to Darpa, Buddhi gave birth to Artha, Medhā gave birth to Smṛti, Titikṣā gave birth to Kṣema, and Hrī gave birth to Praśraya. Mūrti, a reservoir of all respectable qualities, gave birth to Śrī Nara-Nārāyaṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.”
What the purport teaches
- One remaining daughter was given to the Pitṛloka, where she resides very amicably. The other was given to Lord Śiva, who delivers sinful persons from material entanglement.
- The thirteen daughters married to Dharma each bore offspring. Among them, Śraddhā gave birth to Śubha, Maitrī to Prasāda, and Dayā to Abhaya.
- Mūrti was a reservoir of all respectable qualities. She gave birth to Śrī Nara-Nārāyaṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Try this today
Read the sentence about Mūrti aloud, giving special attention to the identity of Śrī Nara-Nārāyaṇa.
Ask yourself
What draws your attention to the description of Mūrti and her offspring?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.